"State Capitalism Comes of Age," Foreign Affairs (May/June 2009).

The free market tide has now receded. In its place has come state capitalism, a system in which the state functions as the leading economic actor and uses markets primarily for political gain.

— Ian Bremmer

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Ian Bremmer

About Ian Bremmer

Ian Arthur Bremmer (born November 12, 1969) is an American political scientist and author with a focus on global political risk. He is the president and founder of Eurasia Group, a political risk research and consulting firm.